1st Tooth Pulled, 2nd Bone Graft, then Invisalign for 4-5 Months, and then Finally a Dental Implant. Is This a Normal Procedure?

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Front top tooth needs to be pulled bcz of crack. Dentist recommended front tooth to be pulled and then had a bone graft. Then Invisalign braces for 4-5 mos.Then a dental implant. Normal procedure? Why cant i keep the tooth that I have while using Invisalign. Then when my teeth have moved the tooth could be pulled and then a bone graft with the implant. What I have read the bonegraft and implant are done on the same day.Can I have the bone graft done and then 4-5 months down and have the implant?

Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD · Answer

While there are many ways to skin a cat, some are better than others. Placing an implant at time of extraction is less predictable in many ways.   

	 

	Trust your doctor.

Jay Neuhaus, DDS · Answer

The cracked tooth should be extracted as soon as possible to prevent any further bone loss due to the crack. The grafting should be done at the time of the extraction. The implant, however, should not be placed until after the teeth have been moved with Invisalign. Sounds like your dentist's sequence is correct.

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